"The Bones of My Hand" 1938 James, Edward

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Including La Belle au Bois Dormant with other poems before published and many new ones. Also a song in French … Read more Including La Belle au Bois Dormant with other poems before published and many new ones. Also a song in French set to music by Henri Sauguet

JAMES, Edward

[102] pp.

Oxford University Press/ London: Humphrey Milford

1938

11 1/4" x 8"

Frontispiece by Paul Tchelitcheff

Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement.

A collection of poetry from the Surrealist art patron and writer Edward James. The long title of the book continues 'with other poems published and many new ones. Also a song in French set to music by Henri Sauguet.' Pavel Tchelitchew's frontispiece includes a raised hand, a skeletal hand and a clenched fist. The clenched fist was used by James as a device for The James Press. It was incorporated by Rex Whistler in The Next Volume (1933) and appears again on the title-page of this book. With the scarce dust jacket featuring a photographic portrait of James taken by Yevonde in 1933. Inscribed by James on 'April Fools' Morning' in 1966 See less